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More than 200 artists, 50 bands, 15 totally exclusive projects and creations... Jazz à  la Villette is not a dusty jazz festival or a sepia picture of the world of black music. It celebrates cross-over and musical diversity.

The 2009 edition of the festival includes a world-class selection of artists:

Seun Kuti & Fela's Egypt 80 / Amadou & Mariam feat. The Magic Numbers / Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou + DJ RKK (Radio Nova) Special Afromix / Ornette Coleman Quartet / Bunky Green / Ron Carter Foursight Quartet/ Mario Canonge & Alain Jean-Marie
/ Josef Nadj / Les Corbeaux / Hélène Labarrière & Friends / Stormy Weather / Yael Naim Hommage à  Joni Mitchell / Ornette / Hélène Labarrière & Friends / John Zorn Shir Hashirim feat. Clotilde Hesme & Mathieu Amalric / Hélène Labarrière & Friends / Las Ondas Marteles / Hypnotic Brass Ensemble / Jazz à  la Villette for kids / Peter & Lupus / Marc Ducret Grand Ensemble / Big Four feat. Joey Baron / Hélène Labarrière & Friends / Elysian Fields feat. Don Byron / Limousine / Daniel Darc / Jacques Coursil / De La Soul / The Herbaliser / Carl Craig presents Tribe feat. Doug Hammond, Phil Ranelin, Marcus Belgrave, Wendell Harrison / Jean Louis
/ Etienne Jaumet Solo / Hank Jones Solo / Jacky Terrasson solo / Jacques Schwarz-Bart Abyss / Bibi Tanga & The Selenites / Son of Dave / Adolphus Bell / Hank Jones & Cheick Tidiane Seck / Mahmoud Ahmed /Alemayehu Eshete / Nils Petter Molvaer / Sophie Hunger / Alain Jean-Marie & Daniel Maximin Connivences antillaises / Ahmad Jamal, Yusef Lateef & Archie Shepp / Benjamin Dousteyssier Septet

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